Railgate: Judicial custody of 9 accused extended till August 6

A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till August 6 the judicial custody of nine accused, including former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla, who have been arrested in connection with the Rs 10 crore railway bribery case.

Nine accused, including Singla and then member (staff) of railway board Mahesh Kumar, were produced before the court after expiry of their judicial custody and special CBI judge Swarana Kanta Sharma extended it till August 6.

The court had earlier dismissed the bail pleas of these nine accused who were charge sheeted by the CBI.

One of the accused, alleged middleman Ajay Garg, who has been accused of being instrumental in fixing the bribe amount for getting a favourable post for Kumar, was granted bail by the court on July 8.